reminiscently

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rem·i·nis·cent

(rĕm′ə-nĭs′ənt)

adj.

1. Having the quality of or containing reminiscence.

2. Inclined to engage in reminiscence.

3. Tending to recall or suggest something in the past: an evening reminiscent of happier times.

[Latin reminīscēns, reminīscent-, present participle of reminīscī, to recollect; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

rem′i·nis′cent·ly adv.

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Adv.

reminiscently - in a reminiscent manner; "she spoke reminiscently of her days in college"

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reminiscently

[ˌremɪˈnɪsəntlɪ] ADV he spoke reminiscently → habló pensando en el pasado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reminiscently

adv smile, sigh etc → in der Erinnerung; he talked reminiscently of the war → er erzählte von seinen Kriegserinnerungen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reminiscently

[ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs/əntlɪ] adv (smile) → in preda ai ricordi
to talk reminiscently of → parlare nostalgicamente di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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The Lannings survived only in the person of two very old but lively Miss Lannings, who lived cheerfully and reminiscently among family portraits and Chippendale; the Dagonets were a considerable clan, allied to the best names in Baltimore and Philadelphia; but the van der Luydens, who stood above all of them, had faded into a kind of super-terrestrial twilight, from which only two figures impressively emerged; those of Mr.

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"Maybe I have," Tom said, wiping his mouth reminiscently with the back of his hand.

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"Four kings!" He grinned reminiscently. "That WAS a hunch!"

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Once I had an exceedingly narrow shave," he continued reminiscently, "but this is the first time I have ever been dead up against it, and I don't mind confessing that you've fairly got me puzzled.

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"I don't blame you." Joan laughed reminiscently. "I saw him hit the captain of a Swedish bark on the beach at Levuka, in the Fijis.

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Yolly Mendoza, Team Leader of SM Shoes and Bags at SM Store Makati, reminiscently says that she's seen all types of customers.